So much of my life has been focused on impact, on achievement, on changing the world, and that has been great. It’s driven me in the creation of our organisation which is making inroads to changing how doctors live and work.
But it’s has also come with a cost.
As with many of us, a total focus on the future can have two unintended side effects. Firstly, you can miss out on the present moment even though that’s all there actually is. And secondly, it can lower your self-worth because you can make the present wrong.
As a parent it became intolerable to keep missing out on the present, so I went looking for answers.
The Power of Now, by Eckhart Tolle, is a book that had been recommended to me for years. I picked it up last year and devoured it. It helped me to bring myself to the present moment, and in doing so unlocked a huge amount of joy.
I think self-worth is about three main things:
1. Progress – it’s important that we are moving in a positive direction
2. Acceptance – of who we genuinely are, not who we think we should be
3. Peer group – surrounding ourselves with people who accept us as we are and don’t demand a different version of ourselves.
The present moment is where we find our authentic selves. We must find that self before we can accept it. And when we do, we release most of our stress and joy is the natural state.
You are here to enable the divine
purpose of the universe to unfold.
That is how important you are
Eckhart Tolle
A while ago we were at a horse show. Zara and I walked the course, and I read the jump off and told Zara what it was.
Observing many people and many businesses over time, I’ve observed two factors within your control that lead to much great returns.
Every morning, I meditate with Ernie resting his head on my lap. It’s a special time.
We should eat more leafy greens, go plant based, eat fish not red meat, don’t eat dairy…